Asbestos Scholarship Fund

Our asbestos scholarship fund was established over 50 years ago with the purpose of providing financial help to children and grandchildren of our clients whose asbestos litigation cases had been settled. Over 160 students receiving the asbestos scholarships have attended 47 colleges and universities, including Auburn University, University of Alabama, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Stillman College, Spelman College, and University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). In 2005 we extended the eligibility requirements to include all students who have a family member diagnosed with cancer.

We are aware of how profoundly a cancer diagnosis affects the family dynamics and the emotional well-being of each family member. Everything changes in a family when someone gets a cancer diagnosis. Parents have to quit jobs and focus on treatment and the family’s income decreases drastically. Our goal is to support a student with a family connection to cancer continue his/her education. For this reason, we have decided to offer a little help to young people who have witnessed a loved one’s devastating struggle with cancer in order to ease at least their financial situation.

“Our firm founder’s father suffered from an asbestos-related disease and many members of our staff share the traumatizing experience of standing by a family member who battled cancer.”
Greg Cade current owner at Environmental Litigation Group P.C.

• Applicants must be at least 18 years old and U.S. citizens.
• Applicants must be enrolled full-time in a U.S. accredited two-year or four-year university, community college or junior college, or a graduate degree program.
• Applicants must have a minimum Grade Point Average of 3.0 or higher
• Applicants must be students who witnessed a parent, sibling, or other immediate family member battling cancer